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Practical and actionable videos and articles based in the Silver Lining silv=r™ methodology that help small business owners set and hit their growth goals. small.advice also brings in advice from leaders from across the globe that will help small businesses grow.


  • How Catalytic Capital Can Help Small Businesses Grow

    Access to capital is a major hurdle for small businesses in emerging markets. Traditional banks often hesitate to lend due to limited financial history, weak documentation, or a lack of collateral.

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  • How Banks and FinTechs Are Making SME Financing Faster and More Flexible

    Accessing financing is one of the biggest challenges for small business owners. Traditional banks often require heavy collateral or large minimum loan sizes, leaving many micro and small enterprises underfunded

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  • Digital Lending Is Opening Doors for Small Businesses

    Small businesses often struggle to secure the funding they need, especially when traditional banks are slow or require heavy collateral. A recent CEO roundtable on SME finance revealed that digital lenders are changing the game.

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  • How the World Affects You, Your Small Business, and Your Ideal Client

    All right, so now we’ve got context. We’ve built the kind of framework for what’s happening in the world around us.

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  • Building the Action Plan: Why Action Matters For Small Businesses

    This is the stage where things start to get fun; this is where the action plan is built.

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  • Writing the silv=r™ Statement: 1 Clear ‘What,’ ‘Who,’ and Scale

    This is where small business owners actually write their silv=r™ statement. There’s a very simple formula, and every single one of the thousands of businesses that have built a silv=r™ uses this exact same formula.

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  • Setting Your Financial Goal: Let’s Talk About Money

    For some really fascinating reason, this is the part where anyone who gets stuck building their silv=r™ tends to get stuck. We’ve talked about getting stuck before, and it seems to happen right here.

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  • Planning With Context: Involving The World Around You

    Small business owners often think about how they are going to connect with their ideal client without thinking about the context of the world around.

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  • Small Businesses’ Opportunity to Show Up in ChatGPT & Other AI Answers

    More and more customers are asking ChatGPT, checking Gemini, or reading the AI-generated summary at the top of Google, and making a decision before they ever click a website.

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  • Setting an Impact Goal: Aligning Personal Growth, Business Growth, and Justice

    silv=r™ teaches small business owners to see their business as a tool for justice, an opportunity to bring personal development, business development, and impact on the world into one aligned strategy.

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  • Turning Purpose into Impact: Your 1 Year Goal

    Your business is not just about making money. It is about aligning your financial growth to the kind of change you want to see in the world.

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  • What Every Small Business Owner Should Know Before They’re Ready to Sell

    Most small businesses don’t close because they fail. They close because owners don’t know where to turn when it’s time to move on.

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  • It’s Not Your Logo, It’s Your Legacy: Why Every Small Business Needs a Brand

    Small business owners obsess over the wrong things. But here’s the truth most people miss: Your brand isn’t your logo.

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  • Understanding Your Profit Margin as a Small Business Owner

    We have identified all revenue streams, set average selling prices, and calculated expenses. The next step is understanding your profit margin. This is the evaluation step about how efficient your business is.

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    Align With Your True Value: How To Set an Average Selling Price

    Understanding your revenue stream is important for your growth and profit, especially for small business owners.

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